Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1918 — Page 1

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We Have Just Received Two Rolls i‘ _ ■ i* .”, ' -'l - - 'f- ' Velvet Stair Carpet ■ ’. . . 27 Inches-Wide. s. W. J. WRIGHT '< A A'A'A.

12 Reasons for Thanksgiving .Thankfulness 1. That I’m not Bill Hohenzollem. , „ y 2. That National Mazda lamps make the electric light hill so moderate. / *3. That beards are out of style, making collar buttons easier to find. There isn’t enough space to give you the other 9 reasons for thankfulness here, but you will find every one of them on the special Thanksgiving Window Display in our store window. In our store you’ll also find a full line of electrical merchandise. At your service—for every electrical need. K. T. RHOADES A CO.

WILL SPEAK TO THE BEE KEEPERS

* Mr. J. R. Baldwin, of the United States Department of Agriculture, will speak to the bee keepers of the bounty ht the court house next Saturday afternoon, November 23rd, at 2 o’clock. This meeting has been arranged for the purpose of calling attention to and giving expert advice relative to matters of vital interest to the bee keeping fraternity. Mr. Baldwin has met with a warm reception in every locality in Indiana and a cordial invitation is extended to .the bee keepers of Jasper county bo discuss their problems with him. For results advertse in the Republican classified column.

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The Evening Republican.

ROOSEVELTS DESIRE BODY OF SON LEFT IN FRANCE

New York, Nov. 18.—Theodore Roosevelt has authorized the announcement that he and Mrs. Roosevelt will visit the grave of their son, Lieutenant Querftin Roosevelt, who Was buried in France at the spot where he fell after his airplane had i been shot down by the Germans. Mr. Roosevelt, at she same time, made public an emphatic protest he had sent to General Peyton C March, chief of staff of the United States army, against the planned removal of his son’s body to this country. > General March,' in replying to Mr. Roosevelt, consented that Lieutenant Roosevelt’s body should remain in the grave in which it was buried by the Germans. He said he had instructed General Pershing to carry ■out Mr. Roosevelt’s wishes and had given the commander of the American forces general authority to take ithe same action in regard to bodies of other soldiers Whose relatives wish it. He said, however, that it was the policy of the government to return ito this country bodies .of soldiers killed in France. In his letter to General March, the former President referred to the report that the American dead would be taken home after the war, and continued; “Mrs. Roosevelt and I wish to enter a .most respectful but most emphatic protest against the proposed course so far as our son Quentin is concerned. We have always believed that “Where the tree falls, There let it lie.” “We know that many good persons feel entirely different, but to ’us it is painful andjjarrowmg long as ter death to move the poor body from Which the soul has fled. We greatly prefer that Quentin shall continue to lie on the spot’where he fell in battle and where the foeman buried him. ' „ “After the war is over Mrs. Roosevelt and I intend to visit the- grave and then to have a small stone put up, saying it is-put up by us, but not disturbing what has already been erected to has memory by his friends and American comrades in arms.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER I®, IM®.

WASHINGTON ST. PROPERTY SOLD

JARRETTE" BUYS FORMER POST OFFICE SITE OF J. H. CHAPMAN. * . ' i Bert J. Jarrette,. one ■of Rensselaer’s best business hustlers, has purchased of James H. Chapman the business building now occupied by the Jarrette variety store and the P. W. Clarke jewelry store on West Washington street. Mr. Chapman receives for said property $8*250.00. The property is on the south side of Washington

street and has a frontage of thirtyfive feetand is vne hundred feet deep. In addition to this property Mr. Jarrette gets the brick ware room across the alley and lot } which is twenty feet by twenty feat The price paid seems to be very large but the location’ is a good one and the consideration is indicative of the value of this city as a place in which to do business. Rensselaer is in a class by herself when it comes to business, and we feel quite sure, considering population, she is one of the very best cities in the middle west. With a few more hustlers like Bert Jarrette, S. P. Hilliard Mid others, and a little freer use of printer’s ink, conditions can be still more improved and the trade here, though large, can be greatly increased. We have splendid business houses, full of the best bargains of highest grades of merchandise obtainable

anywhere. Our merchants make their displays attractive and dhow a spirit ’of splendid progress that is very commendable., Rensselaer's situation gives it « tremendous advantage as a trading point. On the south it is .twelve miles to Remington, on the west nine 'and a half miles to Mt. Ayr, on the north people stand on the banks of bhe beautiful Kankakee and decide whether they will drive to Rensselaer or Valparaiso, and on the east Francesville and Monon are sixteen to twenty miles away. Our city is located in the garden spot of the world. No larger yields of grain are produced anywhere. No more progressive or prosperous farmers can be found. Our stockmen handle the highest grades of pure breeds. Lewis with his national fame for Hampshire hogs, Amsler with his Shorthorn cattle, and Phillips with his Herefbrds and many others specializing along the line of the best breeds of all kinds of live stock, have brought fame as well as fortune to this county - ; Our f eeders are disappointed when their stock does not top .the Chicago market. /

We are but two hours away from the largest city in the middle west, Chicago. Three hours ride lands us in the capital of the state. Twelve elegant passenger trains make it possible to get out' of or into this city almost any hour of the day night. Rensselaer schools rank with the very best. We have large modem churches, one of the best colleges of the state. These institutions are in charge of the very highest grade of intelligence and best quality of manhoqd or womanhood to be found anywlierc. We have three splendid banking .houses with combined assets amounting to over $2,000,000.00. These institutions are housed in modem buildings with all conveniences obtainabiZ They are in charge of men of strictest integrity and splendid business acumen. To all of the above must be added an ideal citizenship. The sun does not shine on a better people, industrious, wide awake, progressive, always back of every good movement and charitable to a fault.

GIVING OUT

The Struggle Discourages Many a Citizen of Rensselaer. Around all day with an aching back, Can’t rest at night; Enough to make any one “give out.” Doan’s Kidney Pills are helping thousands. . They are for kidney backache; And other kidney ills. ... Here is Rensselaer proof-of their merit: Mrs. R. W. Burris, says: “I was suffering from a steady ache in my back and could hardly move without having knife-like pains through my kidneys. When I went to stoop over to tie my shoes or get up out of a chair, those pains caught me. My head ached and I felt nervous and tired. J was often so dizzy I could hardly stand. My kidneysacted too often and caused me much distress. I used several boxes of Doans Kidney Pills and they pot me in good 8h price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan’s Kidney Pills—tne same that Mrs. Burris had. MU_ burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. x.

Syivanias Arnold has returned from northern Michigan. He expressed ttome a fine big buck deer which he killed while hunting m the Michigan woods. The Ladies of the G. A. R. wffl hold a meeting Thursday afternoon at 2:30 in the G. A. R. Hall. A good attendance is desired.

TELEGRAPHERS WAGES BOOSTED

DIRECTOR GENERAL GIVES THE ’ RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS A RAISE Nov, 18.—Railroad telegraphers’ wages were advanced by order of Director-General McAdoo 13 cents an hour above the rate prevailing last- January 1, with a minimum of 48 cents an hour, retroactive to October 1. Eight hours hereafter is to be regarded a day’s work and oventime will be paid at the rate of time and a half.

This order, involving aggregate increases of about $30,000,000 a year, applies to between 60,000 and 70,000 employes, including telegraph, telephone operators, agent telegraphers, agent telephoners, tower men, levermen, tower and train directors, block operators and staff men. It does not apply to*telephone switchboard operators. A railroad administration statement explained the methods of figuring the increases as follows. “AH rates of wages paid as of January 1,1918, (before the issuance of the order generally increasing wages) and exclusive of all compensation for extra services, are first reduced to an hourly basis, which is arrived at in case of monthly paid employes by dividing the annual compensation by the number of regularly assigned working days for the year 1918, and ithen dividing the daily rate thus obtained by the regularly assigned or established number of hours constituting a day’s work, exclusive of the meal hour. The hourly rate for weekly and daily paid employes is arrived at similarly.

“Rates thus obtained, where less, are first advanced to a basic minimum of 35 cents an hour and to this basic minimnm and to hourly rates which are above the minimum, 13 cents an hour is added. Eight consecutive hours, exclusive of the meal hour, constitutes a day’s work.” The wage order does not apply to persons paid S3O or less a month for special services taking only a portion of their time. Gases of employes paid on a commission basis, not including express or outside commissions, will be considered by the t>oard of railroad wages and working conditions.

WORK OF MUSTERING OUT BEGINS AT CAMP TAYLOR

Camp Taylor, Ky., Nov. 18.—Actual demobilization of soldiers of Camp Zachary Taylor started today in the field artillery central officers’ training school. The first to get discharges were the students of the observation batteries. There were seventeen batteries of this sort, and nearly all have signified their desire to be sent back to civil life. Candidates and students had from Saturday morning until last night to make up their minds as ito whether they wished to be mustered out. the medical staff started tions and the .personnel department Started on the final statements and paper work. - The school has A strength of about 12,000 men, and officers think that more than two-thirds' will return to

civil life. ’/ More orders affecting demobilization were received yesterday instructing that discharges be given chaplains and approved chaplain candidates. The students in .this school have the same choice as men in the other arms of the service. They may complete the course and receive their commissions as first lieutenants and then be returned to the officers? reserve or they may apply for discharge. It is practically certain that the entire schohol will apply for discharge as all are ordained ministers of the gospel ai.d have leaves of absence from their churches.

Work was started today also on mustering out the men of the 159th depot brigade who are slated to go. The order received Saturday instructing that all men be discharged from tile service w&th the exception of four battalions of 1,000 men each will be complied with before the week is out. It is. expected the first men will leave the camp about Friday. Volunteers will be asked to make up the four battalions slated to remain on duty at the camp. This same instruction applies to the officers also. There are about 400 officers on duty in this orgamanation and the general impression is that few will offer their services. _ Staff officers estimated today that before the first of next week at least 15,000 soldiers wiM have left Camp Zachary Taylor for their homes. This will materially reduce the strength of the camp. So far no demobilization orderß have arrived for the field artillery replacement depot, the reservoir for artillerymen.

BRIDGE PLANK.

We are unloading a car of white oak bridge plank from Arkansas. J. C. Gwin & Co.

CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the people « Jasper bounty, especially of Kniman and Rensselaer, for their beautiful floral offerings and kindness to us in our bereavement. Mrs. G. G. Brown and Family.

MAXIMUM value for your Av* money—when you get that you are practicing economy. Extravagance means getting something less than its worth for the money you spend. ■y-z. ■' " ' > *'s ' . - ’ ' True thrift cannot afford cheap clothes. The difference in price between good clothes and poor is not as great as. the difference between the values each returns to you. For the expenditure of the few dollars that make up the difference in price, you get ■ better style, better shape and better tailoring when you buy an all wool suit or overcoat from Hilliard S' Hamill

CIRCUIT COURT CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER TERM

Wednesday, Nov. 20—Nellie M. Sawin et al vs. Chas. V. May et al; Martha E. Elbertaon vs. Nancy Songer et al; Geo. L. Weiss vs. Jamies Blaifkenshap. Thursday, Nov. 21—-Matilda Dlizak vs Laska D. Tranocoviak; Chas. G. Spitler vs. David L. Halstead; Beta May vs. Everett Halstead. Friday, Nov. 22—Harry E. Watson vs. Mary E. Rush; W. C. Snyder vs. Everett Halstead; Dessie Melrose vs. Frank Melrose. , Monday, Nov. 25—Flora J. Poole vs. Wm. C. Babcock et al; Economy Hog & Cattle Co. vs. Elmer E. Pullins. Tuesday, Nov. 26—John W. Beath vs. John B. Tudor. Wednesday, Nov. 27—McClintock Trunkery Co. vs. Arthur E. Arnett et 1; Henry Haag vs. Jos. L Adams Est.; E. A. Bennett vs. Loren C. Sage. Friday, Nov. 29—August Sternberg vs. Jos. Larsh et al. Monday, Dec. 2—E. L. Hollingsworth vs. Lillian Davisson. Saturday, Dec. 7—Petition Riley Tullis et al for ditch.

TUESDAY’S WEATHER. Forecast: Cloudy tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy. Temperature for twenty-four hours ending at 7:00 a. m. was maximum 53 and nummum 34.

PAY DR. WASHBURN.

All persons indebted to ms are hereby notified that all accounts have been left at the First National Bank of Rensselaer, and you are requested to call at once and make settlement. Dr L M. Washburn.

Every husband has one set of rules for himself and another for his wife. William Overmoyer, of Roselawn, was in Rensselaer today. Mrs. Charles E. Simpson went to Monon this forenoon. Mrs. Jennie M. Conrad, of Conrad, Newton county, was in Rensselaer today. Somehow or other, we never put off until' tomorrow the things we shouldn’t db at all. T. J. Richardson, who has been in Kansas for some time, is here for a visit with the family of his daughter, Mrs. John G. Hayes. Mrs. Ora T. Ross accompanied her son, Livingston, as far as Chicago on his way to Camp Custer Monday evening.

Thomas Tanner, of Gifford, went to Indianapolis this afternoon where he WiM attend the semi-annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Feßows. H. W. Gilbert, of Remington, was here, to meet the 1:57 p. m. tram to meet a nurse called to attend the family of Charels W. Peck, who are quite sick at Remington. Misses Aileen Altaian and Helen Leatherman returned to Evanston, DI., Monday afternoon, where they resumed their studies at North western university. Both enjoyed a visit here with their parents since last Saturday.

SPECIAL SALE. For ten days we will rite cial discount on ail kinds of automobile accessories. Now is the time to get your Anti-Freeze compound, Hood and Radiator Covers, Chains for all sizes of cars. We wffl riao sell you a tablet called More Miles and guarantee an increase of 20 per eent on the same amount of gaaoane or your money back. Don’t forget that Maxotire you need. O. H. MeKAY A BON. A whole lot of people" go through I life hiding their petty meanness and [stinginess behind that nice word: 'Economy.

TRUSTEES TO BE ON SALARY

LAST LEGISLATURE ABOLISHES SUPERVISORS AND PLACES TRUSTEES ON SALARY. The last legislature abolished the office of road supervisor and placed their duties on the township trustees, and also placed the trustees on salaries. The office, beginning witih the incoming trustees, will pay much nore than formerly. In Jasper county the offices are divided into three classes, 8,-9 and 10. In Class 8 the salary is $720 per year, with an allowance of $l5O for office expense and S9O for rent Manon and Car pence? are included in this class. Union, Barkley, Keener, Jordan, Walker, Wheatfield and Newton come in Class ts, with a salary of S6OO per year, $125 office expense and S6O for rent. Gillam, Hanging Grove, Kankakee and Milroy come in Class 10. The trustees in these townships will receive a salary of $450, office expense of SIOO and S6O for rent. Trustees are also allowed 50 cents per mile for all ditches constructed, cleaned or repaired in the township. The ingest pay is in Class 1, where the trustee receives a eatery of $3,000 per year, but this does not affect Jasper county.

EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD BOYS NEED NOT REPORT

The eighteen year old registrants who were notified to report for examination of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, need not report as ordered. The local board has received instructions since sending out the notices to make no further examinations at present. A

TUESDAY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Two of our babies and their mothers left the hospital today. They were Baby Keene and Baby Hasty. Mrs. David Davidson, of Wolcott, is a new patient at the hospital. She has the influenza.

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